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ANTONY WALLACE, OF NEW YORK, N. Y., ASSI GNOR TO HIMSELF AND ADOLPH WALLACH, OF SAME PLACE.

Letters Patent 1V2). 71,824, elated December 3, 1867,

SAFETY-HOOK Fen WATCH-CHAINS.

TO ALL WHOM IT MAY CONCERN Be it known that I, ANTONY WALLACE, of the cityand State of New York, have invented, made, and applied to use, a certain new and useful Improvement in Hooks for Watch-Chains; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the said invention, reference being had to the annexed drawing, making part of this specification, wherein p Figure 1 is an elevation of said hook, with the nut raised ready to be opened, and

Figure 2 is a similar view at right angles to fig. 1, the tongue of the hook being shown in red lines as turned aside to open said ho'ok.

Similar marks of reference denote the same parts.

The object of my invention is to furnish a means for reliably closing the hookafter the ring. of the watch has been entered therein. Heretofore this has been efi'ected by half of the hook being hinged to the standing part, and when closed retained by a nut run over the end of the moving section. In this construction the joint at the part of the hook where the watch-shank ring is in contact with the hook; hence both ring and hook are apt to be worn by the constant motion and roiighnesses or openings of said joints.

The nature of my said invention consists in a tongue attached by a pin at the upper end of the book, one

tongue forming part of the screw-shank of the hook, over which a nut is screwed, when the tongue is in contact with the end of the hook, preventing the same being opened until the nut is screwed along the shank out of contact with the end of the tongue. t v

In the drawing, a is the swivel-ring, to which the watch-chain or guard is to be attached as usual. 6 is the screw-shank of the hook c, and d is aunt or burr on the shank b. The hook 0 extends to the point z, and between this and the shank b the swinging tongue z' is introduced. This is attached by a rivet or screw at o, and the shorter end forms a portion-of the screw of the shank b, said shank being removed on one side for the reception of this tongue. It will now be understood that the tongue is held in place by screwing the nut d over-the end of the tongue, I turning the tongue aside on its pin 0, (see red lines, fig. 2.)

WhatI claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is- The tongue 1', attached to the shank 6 by the pin 0, so as with the nut d, as and for the purposes specified. In witness whereof, I have hereunto get my to turn aside from the hook c, in combination signature, this 17th day of July, D. 1867.

ANTONY WALLACE.

Witnesses:

(Inns. H. SMITH, Gso. D. WALKER.

and on the contrary, that the book can he opened when the nut is in the position shown, by

end of the tongue extending, so as to come into contact with the end of the hook, and the other end of said 

